Consolidated Statements of Operations (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2009
Revenues:
Casino	$ 1,248,616	$ 1,247,034	$ 1,254,590
Food and beverage	138,192	134,854	135,941
Rooms	77,870	79,403	66,411
Other	28,905	30,559	32,692
Gross Revenues	1,493,583	1,491,850	1,489,634
Less: promotional allowances	(279,077)	(302,568)	(274,189)
Net revenues	1,214,506	1,189,282	1,215,445
Operating Expenses:
Casino	537,094	544,001	556,684
Food and beverage	59,467	64,451	65,633
Rooms	14,904	17,591	10,466
Other	10,519	12,419	14,240
Selling, general and administrative	259,151	244,964	241,853
Depreciation and amortization	105,922	109,070	107,005
Impairment of goodwill	0	21,438	111,700
Impairment of other intangible assets	0	34,791	0
Impairment of fixed assets	245	224	3,929
Net (gain) loss on disposition of assets	(45)	255	411
Total operating expenses	987,257	1,049,204	1,111,921
Income from operations	227,249	140,078	103,524
Other Income (Expense):
Interest income	15	452	515
Interest expense, net of capitalized interest	(106,623)	(121,233)	(106,849)
Loss on early retirement of debt	(85,311)	0	(5,365)
Other	(784)	1,463	2,006
Income (Loss) Before Income Tax Provision (Benefits)	34,546	20,760	(6,169)
Income tax provision (benefit)	27,752	12,130	(1,502)
Net Income (Loss)	$ 6,794	$ 8,630	$ (4,667)
Earnings (Loss) Per Share:
Basic	$ 0.17	$ 0.15	$ (0.08)
Diluted	$ 0.17	$ 0.15	$ (0.08)
Cash Dividends Declared Per Share	$ 0.42	$ 0.42	$ 0.42
Weighted-Average Shares Outstanding:
Basic	40,242	58,025	57,543
Diluted	41,136	58,818	57,543